§ Mr. PATRICK WHITEasked the Chief Secretary what action the Estates Commissioners propose to take with regard to the application of John Tully, evicted from the Headfort estate, to be reinstated in his former holding or provided with an equivalent one?
§ Mr. BIRRELLAs I have already informed the hon. Member, the Estates Commissioners have no record of the receipt of an application from John Tully for reinstatement in a holding on the Headfort estate.
§ Mr. PATRICK WHITEasked the Chief Secretary whether he will state the number of applications received by the Estates Commissioners from persons seeking reinstatement as evicted tenants or the representatives of evicted tenants in county Meath, and how they have been dealt with?
§ Mr. BIRRELLThe Estates Commissioners have received applications from 326 persons seeking reinstatement as evicted tenants or the representatives of evicted tenants in county Meath. One hundred and forty-three of these applications have been rejected by the Commissioners after inquiry, seventy-five applicants have been reinstated or provided with new holdings, and the names of fourteen have been noted for consideration in connection with the allotment of untenanted land. The remaining applications were received after the date mentioned in the Evicted Tenants Act, and cannot be dealt with under that Act.